Letters for person who has never lived here (ID theft?)

grumbler

Is it not far too easy to change one's address registered at DVLA?
If so, the fraudster just had done this, then used their new driving license as a proof of both the ID and the address in the bank(s) and other companies.

This is something inevitable if some *licence* is used in the country as the main proof of ID.

Wyndham

grumbler wrote: »

Is it not far too easy to change one's address registered at DVLA?
If so, the fraudster just had done this, then used their new driving license as a proof of both the ID and the address in the bank(s) and other companies.

This is something inevitable if some *licence* is used in the country as the main proof of ID.

But if it is fraud, how has the fraudster got their new driving licence as it will have gone to the OPs address.....

OP - return to sender is good. We're still getting some post for the people who lived here before the people we bought the house from, so it's around 12 years since the address was changed. I'm convinced one of them is bank related from the envelope, and last time I actually wrote 'return to sender - again. These people do not live here and have not for some time, please update your records'. I've since had another {sigh}....

someone

Don't open any more post unless it is addressed to you by name as you are breaking the law.

Return to sender triggers a number of actions by the banks which usually is to freeze the accounts, stop sending letters to your address (apart from a tracing letter), flagging it up to GAIN etc.

Mojisola

someone wrote: »

Don't open any more post unless it is addressed to you by name as you are breaking the law.

No, you're not. Unless you're opening it with the intention of acting to the other person's detriment.